Monday 9 May 2022 12:02 PM Holocaust survivor turned Nazi hunter's rare Patek Philippe watch sells for ... trends now
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An incredibly rare watch that belonged to the prolific Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal sold for almost triple its valuation at a staggering £1.16million.
The Patek Philippe wristwatch - one of just two ever made - was originally owned by a Holocaust survivor who helped catch 1,100 Nazi war criminals, including Adolf Eichmann.
Wiesenthal, an architect before the war, acquired the watch soon after he was liberated from Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria in 1945.
After his death in 2005 the timepiece was bought by a leading European watch collector.
The stainless steel timepiece sparked a bidding war at Phillips auction house in Geneva, Switzerland.
Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal's Patek Philippe wristwatch (pictured: Mr Wiesenthal wearing his watch) sold for £1.16million at an auction in Geneva, almost three times its £420,000 valuation
The wristwatch is one of only two made and thought to be around 80 years old, it boasts a number of rare features
It was valued at £420,000 but went for almost triple this sum including fees.
The timepiece is the rarest ever made by the Swiss watchmaker due to its black lacquered dial, teardrop lugs, and Brequet numerals, a
